Chapter 78
Xu Ying didn't win the Best Screenplay award, and many of the people around her were quite indignant at her failure to win.
But in fact, the most attention-grabbing award at this year's Feihua Awards was undoubtedly given to the actors standing on the stage, such as Tang Ningshuang and Du Jing. The public's attention was firmly drawn to them, and very few people paid attention to who would win the Best Screenplay award.
However, on the Taxue Forum, the home base of Eryuetian, opinions on this matter are polarized.
Those who like February Sky think there are serious problems with this awards ceremony, while those who dislike February Sky feel as if they have found official endorsement and criticize her even more recklessly.
- Look, the Feihua Awards don't recognize her screenwriting ability at all.
-The fans always brag so much, but they showed their true colors at the awards ceremony, hahaha!
-This is so satisfying!!!
-Why would you nominate her if you didn't recognize her abilities?
- So what if I got nominated? I still didn't win the award. It all comes down to not being good enough.
-Everyone needs to understand one thing: "Wu Zetian" is Er Yuetian's first drama. It's already amazing that her first drama was nominated for Best Screenplay. If it were any other author, they would have been praised to the skies!
- That's right.
- Her starting point is the end point for many people.
- Fun fact: February Band is just a newcomer in the entertainment industry.
......
The forum was in an uproar. At first, people were able to argue back and forth, but later all sorts of profanities started flying out, and the administrators had to step in and shut down the posts.
One post, and the world suddenly became much quieter.
Li Qinqin leaned back on her small sofa and breathed a sigh of relief. Great, finally I don't have to see these disgusting things anymore.
She had been working all day and was too lazy to argue, nor did she want to keep seeing these aggressive and mood-affecting posts. However, there were just too many similar posts popping up in front of her, and she couldn't help but see them.
"I just hope that Daddy won't be affected," Li Qinqin murmured.
Xu Ying was not affected in any way.
She only glanced at the Ta Xue Forum occasionally when she remembered it, and with Qingfeng, Fuyou, and Zhou Xingyun around, she obviously didn't have time to look at it.
The three of them were at her house under the guise of comforting her, but actually there to play mahjong.
Xu Ying helplessly spread her hands: "Did you come here to comfort me or to play mahjong?"
"We were going to comfort you properly, but you're perfectly fine. When we got to your house, you were still writing and updating your blog. How could we possibly comfort you?"
I don't know where to start.
Zhou Xingyun chimed in, "That's right, that's right! I just opened 'Code Name: Dodder Flower' and saw that you even added an extra chapter?!"
Xu Ying did indeed add a few more chapters.
She was unaware of the controversy surrounding the Ta Xue Forum, but her own Big Eyes account was filled with book fans offering comfort to her.
Seeing the concern and encouragement from these people, she actually felt quite embarrassed, because she wasn't upset at all, and she had already decided to completely stop caring about the Feihua Award from now on.
It's just that this matter is not easy to say openly.
She can just stay quiet and not go. If she insists on saying it out loud, isn't that stupid? Is she deliberately making enemies in the entertainment industry, or is she making herself a target and telling others to shoot at her?
She could only appease these book fans by saying that she would add more chapters and tell them to relax.
“I heard that the copyright to ‘Code Name: Dodder’ has been sold,” Zhou Xingyun asked, turning his head to the side.
Xu Ying hummed in agreement, but before she could speak, the mayfly opposite her looked shocked: "What? How could it be so fast?"
The novel "Code Name: Dodder Flower" is not finished yet.
Although Xu Ying's previous book was also sold before it was finished, that was different. Zhou Xingyun was someone Xu Ying had known for a long time, and things are different when acquaintances do things together.
But judging from Zhou Xingyun's words this time, it was clearly not her who bought it.
Qingfeng exclaimed, "You're really lucky with copyrights!"
Even for her, not every book can be successfully sold for film and television rights.
Mayfly played a card and casually asked, "Which company bought it, Huayu or Tiance?"
It's not some unknown small company after all.
Zhou Xingyun knows who he is.
When she first received the news of the break, she was incredulous. Liu Mingchun had a very good reputation both inside and outside the industry. She never imagined that the old man's last work would be Xu Ying's "Code Name: Dodder Flower".
You'll never guess who it is!
If she hadn't known the inside story, she would never have thought of going to Director Liu, no matter how hard she tried.
As expected, Fuyou and Qingfeng guessed several times but couldn't figure out the answer. Xu Ying kept shaking her head, and finally she revealed it herself.
"It's Liu Mingchun."
Liu Mingchun?!
The mayfly and the gentle breeze both turned to look at her.
"Amazing!" Fuyou gave her a thumbs up. She never dared to dream that a director would actually take the initiative to work with Xu Ying. Awesome!
Qingfeng smiled and congratulated her, but as she smiled, she suddenly remembered something.
"There's something I need to tell you beforehand. I know quite a few people in the industry, and they mentioned it to me the other day. They said Zhang Sandao has been submitting scripts to Director Liu recently..."
"Oh, so you two are at it again?"
The mayfly opened its mouth wide. What a coincidence! The winner of the Best Screenplay award at the Feihua Awards is none other than Zhang Sandao.
Zhou Xingyun scoffed dismissively: "What do you mean by 'matching'? Zhang Sandao won the Feihua Award because of connections. If it were a real contest, could his script beat 'Empress Wu Zetian'?!"
In her opinion, Director Liu's choice of Xu Ying over Zhang Sandao was absolutely the wisest thing to do.
“Now that Director Liu has bought the rights to ‘Code Name: Dodder Flower,’ it’s obvious that he’s rejected Zhang Sandao,” Qingfeng said with some concern. “I think you should be careful of this guy; as far as I know, his reputation isn’t very good.”
It's not just not good, it's absolutely terrible.
She had heard rumors about diva-like behavior and extravagant spending, but what she really cared about was how Director Liu chose Xu Ying's script. He might hold a grudge and secretly sabotage her.
Xu Ying smiled and nodded: "I understand. The main thing is that there's no way to prevent these kinds of things in advance. Who knows what he's going to do?"
We can only deal with whatever comes our way.
"Too."
After speculating about the conspiracy for a while, they put the matter aside. However, they soon found out what trick Zhang Sandao had up his sleeve.
Black trending topic.
Xu Ying was getting ready for bed late at night when she suddenly received a call from Yue Yin.
Yueyin was also dragged out of bed by the company's public relations department. After hearing the whole story, she realized the seriousness of the matter and quickly contacted Xu Ying.
"You're trending online, and now a lot of people are criticizing you for having warped values and spreading harmful ideas in your novels..."
Xu Ying sighed.
I thought Zhang Sandao would have some tricks up his sleeve, but it turns out he just took the old stuff from the Taxue Forum and reheated it. But who can blame him for using this trick? As long as it's disguised as patriotism, anyone can attack her at will.
"I recorded a video, I'll send it to you right away."
The video was actually recorded at the very beginning of her writing.
She saw the controversy on the forum and thought she would make a video to explain it. Who knew that the book fans would be so supportive and directly clear her name? So she didn't need to do anything extra to reignite the declining popularity.
She kept the video and never deleted it; who would have thought it would come in handy now?
The video was sent to Yueyin.
Yueyin opened it and took a look. She thought it was well said and there was no problem, but it wasn't up to her. She had to hand it over to the public relations department to review it.
"Okay, I'll send the video to the public relations department first. If they think it's okay, I'll let you know when to release it. Don't post anything online yet."
At this point, saying more will only lead to more mistakes.
"Um."
Xu Ying hung up the phone, picked up her phone and logged into DaYan's account. There were so many messages for her on DaYan's account that her phone lagged for a moment when she clicked on it.
Her comment section is no longer accessible.
The usual place for book fans to leave comments is now occupied by unknown netizens or online trolls, demanding that she delete "Code Name: Dodder Flower" and restore peace to the internet.
That's ridiculous.
She wrote a perfectly good book, and all she did was ask her to delete it.
Xu Ying rolled her eyes at home.
She rarely does things that are out of character like this, but she is genuinely angered by these idiotic remarks.
Fortunately, Yueyin contacted her again soon and told her that the video could be sent out.
"By the way, the PR team said there's nothing wrong with the video, but you'd better re-record it because some of your replies in it clearly correspond to certain comments on the forum at that time, and the situation then is somewhat different from now."
"Okay, I understand."
Xu Ying held up her phone and recorded it again. After confirming that there were no problems, she uploaded it.
At this critical juncture, February Sky suddenly released a video.
Countless netizens rushed to the new video, many of whom didn't even watch it before leaving a comment at the beginning: "Get out of the entertainment industry."
Li Qinqin also opened the video immediately.
She had just finished washing up when she saw the trending topic about February Band, and she was stunned when she saw the hashtag #FebruaryBandTraitors#.
What's going on?
She quickly clicked to take a look, but all she saw were screenshots of the novel "Code Name: Dodder Flower" posted by marketing accounts...
Isn't this clearly stirring up trouble? Who would convict a traitor based on fictional backgrounds?!
Speechless.
She was speechless.
But what surprised her even more was that netizens went crazy, completely believing the marketing account and even flooding February Sky's homepage with insults directed at her.
? ? ?
Li Qinqin was furious but completely baffled.
February Sky was set up, wasn't she? Someone definitely wanted to mess with her on purpose!
Just as she was refreshing the homepage repeatedly, worrying about February Sky, February Sky suddenly uploaded a new video.
Hello everyone, I am February Sky.
The background of "Code Name: Dodder Flower" has caused a lot of controversy online, with some even calling me a traitor. I find this ridiculous. Anyone who has read my books knows that I believe in maintaining a consistent lineage in my writing.
So far, all the books I've written have been about the continuation of the same dynasty, namely, the Chinese nation.
The Tang Dynasty in "The Great Tang Female Painter", the Qing Dynasty in "Legend of the Qing Palace", and the Republic of China in this controversial book "Code Name: Dodder Flower" are all essentially stories of the Chinese nation.
This nation has experienced the Tang Dynasty, when all nations paid tribute to it, and the Qing Dynasty, which was closed off from the world. The Republic of China is the next era after the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
It was precisely because of the Qing Dynasty's policy of isolation that the seeds of the Republic of China's invasion were sown. I believe my story is well-founded and follows the laws of the times.
The story of "Code Name: Dodder Flower" is set in an ancient Eastern country that possesses countless gold and silver treasures, yet is utterly powerless.
What's unreasonable about other countries coveting such a country?
When we are bullied by other countries, what's wrong with patriots in our country standing up one after another, proposing different party and government programs, and forming different factions?
What I wanted to write about in "Code Name: Dodder Flower" is the story of how, during a time of national crisis, some people refused to give up and held their ground, saving the country with their meager strength.
This is a story about patriotism, faith, sacrifice, and love. It contains many themes, but it contains absolutely no evidence of the author harboring treasonous or reactionary thoughts.
The video was delivered with composure and strength from beginning to end. February Sky really spoke so well that Li Qinqin felt a little like crying for some reason.
When she opened the comments section, she saw that the netizens who had been cursing her just moments before had suddenly changed their tune.
-I didn't know at first that Dada was so beautiful!
-Can any book fan tell me if what she said is true? Are all her novels connected? Is that amazing?
- It's true.
Even fans of this book are surprised to learn that these dynasties are connected!
- I'm absolutely stunned. It feels like the boss is playing a very big game.
-My goodness, this is terrifying to think about. The Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China were actually two consecutive dynasties...
-The Qing Dynasty closed itself off from the world, but now everything is open. No wonder when I watched "The Legend of the Qing Dynasty," the emperor banned trade with Southeast Asia. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but now that I think about it, it really meant they stopped interacting with foreigners!
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